If you read the Old Testament along with your kids you will face some uncomfortable topics which came from mainly cultural difference between ancient times and today. One of them is circumcision (bris) in Genesis 17. And this word, circumcision, will show up in many...

Tim Keller frequently refers Jonathan Edwards in his sermon especially the book, The Nature of True Virtue. It is little book, but hard to read. Here are a paraphrased version by Tim Keller. It is important to fully understand its message because what most Christians...

I was reading a Tim Keller’s book, The Counterfeit Gods, which talks about the idols that embedded in our subconscious. In introduction Tim Keller, as usual, criticized the idea in which people overly pursue personal achievement and financial prosperity without...

This is my personal view on the Old Testament. I have learned that many churches and seminaries also have adapted a similar view. However the church you go to or the tradition you belong to may not be in align with my view. My intention is not confuse you or object...

Question 1: What is the point of the Balaam story in Numbers 22 – 24 (or what are its points)? Is Balaam a good guy or a bad guy or what? The point of the Balaam story is that even though we understand God’s command we can be tempted away from obedience to God. In the...